Edits and Changes to the Text

The following changes were released by Rowling's publishers in the summer of
2004. As of summer, 2005, they had not been included in Scholastic editions.
However, both Bloomsbury and Raincoast editions now incorporate the changes.
The translators, who work from the Bloomsbury text, are incorporating these
changes into their editions of the book as well.

Today, they suffered through an hour and a half's droning on
the subject of giant wars. Harry heard just enough within the first ten
minutes to appreciate dimly that in another teacher's hands this subject
might have been mildly interesting, but then his brain disengaged, and
he spent the remaining hour and twenty minutes playing hangman
on a corner of his parchment with Ron, while Hermione shot them filthy
looks out of the corner of her eye.

Today, they suffered through three quarters of an hour's droning on
the subject of giant wars. Harry heard just enough within the first ten
minutes to appreciate dimly that in another teacher's hands this subject
might have been mildly interesting, but then his brain disengaged, and
he spent the remaining thirty-five minutes playing hangman
on a corner of his parchment with Ron, while Hermione shot them filthy
looks out of the corner of her eye.

Resolves a scheduling discrepancy in the length of the class period
for History of Magic.

Tired and smelling strongly of dragon dung, Professor Sprout's preferred
type of fertiliser, the Gryffindors trooped back up to the castle
an hour and a half later, none of them talking very much; it had
been a very long day.

Tired and smelling strongly of dragon dung, Professor Sprout's preferred
type of fertiliser, the Gryffindors trooped back up to the castle,
none of them talking very much; it had been a very long day.

Resolves a scheduling discrepancy in the length of the class period
for Herbology.